Dr. Pegg recently published an interesting article “Socially Distanced School-Based Nutrition Program under COVID 19 in the Rural Niger Delta,” in the journal Extractive Industries and Society. Here is the abstract: Abstract The Niger Delta region of Nigeria is widely recognized as a complex and contentious space for oil exploration and production. Over the past …
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Our colleague, Dr. John McCormick, recently published the 3rd edition of his highly respected text, European Union Politics. Dr. McCormick literally wrote the book (actually multiple books) on E.U. politics. Here is a full description: Cutting through the jargon of EU politics, the third edition of this engaging and informative textbook examines the history, institutions, …
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Our colleague Dr. Amanda Friesen’s fascinating work on the shared genetic connection between political attitudes and religiosity was cited in a recent article in the New York Times. The research referred to in the Times is a piece Dr. Friesen co-authored with Aleksander Ksiazkiewicz and was published in the journal Political Behavior. They also recently …
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Congratulations to our colleague, Dr. Tijen Demirel-Pegg, on winning the 2020 IU Trustees’ Teaching Award! It’s well earned. This award is given on the bases of excellence directly related to support for the University College mission and its programs. It includes assessments in the following areas: Outstanding classroom performance in first-year courses Teaching that leads …
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Political Science and Me When I was in elementary school, I loved reading books from R.L. Stine’s Give Yourself Goosebumps series. The books were designed to make the reader the protagonist and allow them the ability to choose how the story went. Though some choices were more important than others, all ultimately had some impact …
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